Career
There are no references to him independent of his own and others" songs, found in the chansonniers. One of these (F-Pn fr12615) depicts the known coat-of-arms used by the Boutillier family, one of the petty noble clans of Arras, and assigns it to Colart. He may have been a relative of Robert le Boutellier, who judged a jeu parti between Thomas Herier and Gillebert de Berneville.
Two of his songs, Aucunes gens m"ont mout repris and Quant voi le tens del tout renouveler, Colart dedicated to a certain "Maître Guillaume" (William the master, ie teacher or one with a master"s degree).
Colart "sent" (ie dedicated) a song each to Jehan Bretel (Ne puis laissier), Jehan de Nuevile (Je ne sai tant merci crier) and Phelippot Verdière (Je n"ai pas droite). Jehan de Nuevile dedicated one to Colart in return.
Colart also received dedications from Gillebert de Berneville, Guibert Kaukesel and Henri Amion. Je n"ai pas droite was used as the model for an anonymous song, Se j"ai du monde la flour.
His Loiaus amours was a model for another anonymous song, Grant talent ai qu"a chanter, and provided the basis for a contrafactum by the Chastelain de Couci, Louisiana douce vois du rossignol salvage.
Thirteen songs by Colart are preserved in manuscripts. He preferred isometre, bar form and G modes. He "often drew material from the pedes in the cauda".
Amours et bone esperance
Aucunes gens m"ont mout repris
Ce qu"on aprent en enfance
J"avoie lessié de chanter
Je n"ai pas droite ochoison
Je ne sai tant merci crier
Li beaus tens d"esté
Loiaus amours et desiriers de joie
Merveil moi que de chanter
Ne puis laissier que je ne chant
Onques mais en mon vivant
Quant voi le tens del tout renouveler.
